UN says 35,000 displaced by Syrian regime's Aleppo offensive

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Syrian opposition fighters in the Mount Azzan area, 24 kms from Aleppo, run during reported fighting against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on October 17, 2015.

UN says 35,000 displaced by Syrian regime's Aleppo offensive
Latest update : 2015-10-20

Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled their homes south of the second city Aleppo since a government offensive there began last week, a UN agency said on Tuesday.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said around 35,000 people had been displaced by the fighting.

“Around 35,000 people are reported to have been displaced from Hader and Zerbeh on the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo city, following government offensives over last few days,” said OCHA spokeswoman Vanessa Huguenin.

She said many of the displaced were living with host families and in informal settlements further west in the province.